Pruner&#39;s coat



June 24, 1924. 1.498,?44

W..\A. MYERS PRUNERS COAT Original Filed March 20, 1920 INVENTOR. v WILL/4M AM yaks. BY

ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1924.

, insane WILLIAM A. MYERS, OERIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

PRUNERS COAT.

Original application filed March 20, 1920, Serial No. 367,550. Divided and this application fiIcdJ'anuary Serial No. 44o,0s0s.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. Mynns,

useful improvements in working garments,

particularly coats or jumpers, adapted for wear and use in certain lines of work and more particularly wherein the worker is above or apart from the place where the tools are kept or located.

An important object of my invention is to provide a pocket construction for pruners coats which will effectually prevent an ac cidental disengagement of a foldable pruners saw therefrom when placed therein.

Another object is to provide a pocket con struction which will effectually prevent the entrance of dirt, leaves, or other foreign material thereto.

A final object is to provide a pocket construction for the reception of a pruners foldable saw, whereby the saw may be readily placed therein or removed therefrom, the pocket being suitably reinforced to resist wear, and to protect the wearer from contact with the teeth of the saw.

I accomplish the above objects by means of the construction herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: 7

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a coat show ing my improved tool holding pocket attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a detail face view of my tool holding pocket showing a pruners saw in place.

F ig. 3 is a transverse. sectional View of my pocket taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, my tool holding pocket construction 5 is shown as attached to a coat or jumper 6 of usual form the pocket being preferably secured to the outer front face of the coat adjacent the left hand vertical edge in order that the wearer may readily insert or remove a tool therefrom. The bottom of pocket 5 is of a curvature adapted to conform to the configuration of a handle 7 of a foldable pruners saw 8, as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The upper transverse edge 9 of the pocket is preferably reinforced by means of a strap or an additional strip of fabric 10, a numher of folds or strips of fabric being in-' terposed between one end of strip 10 and the outer face of coat 6 to form a stop or abutment 12, a rivet or other suitable securing means 13 passing therethrough, as clearly shown in the various figures of the drawings. Attached to the upper edge 9 of the pocket is an upwardly extending blade protecting flap 14 being'stitched or otherwise secured to the coat at two of its edges. 15 and 16,.edge 17 being unsecured and forming an entrance to the pocket, as

clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Edge 17 of the flap is provided with a reinforcing strip 18 designed for the purpose of stiffening the edge and reinforcing the same; this reinforcing strip is extended down along the side and bottom of the pocket, being suitably widened at the bottom in order to conform to the handle of the saw.

When a pruners saw is folded, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the butt 20 0f the saw handle 7 will engage the lower edge of the abutment 12 and thus prevent an accidental displacement of the saw from the pocket. The blade 21 which may extend upwardly if not folded closely upon the handle, is protected by the blade flap 14:. By forming a protective flap for the blade of the saw it will be noted that the sleeve of the coat or jumper will not contact) with the teeth of the saw, which would naturally occur if such protective flap was not secured to the pocket construction. Also, by attaching the protective flap having a vertically disposed opening leading to the pocket all therein or removed therefrom, the pocket being of such a construction that when the saw is placed therein the teeth of the blade will not contact with any other portion of the coat. Further, the stop formed at the entrance to the pocket will effectually prevent the accidental displacement of the saw when the wearer of the e-oat is engaged in a. pruning operation.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A coat provided'with a pocket for a foldable saw, said pocket having an opening, a shouldered block of flexible material secured to the interior of the pocket near one end of the opening, said block of material constituting a stop for the handle of the saw.

2. A coat provided with a pocket for a foldable saw, said pocket having an opening' a plurality of strips of n'iaterial secured to the interior of the pocket near one end of the opening forming a shouldered block, the lower edge of which constitutes a positive stop for the handle of the saw.

3. A coat provided with a pocket for a fol'dable saw, said pocket comprising a lower portion having an opening, a plurality of layers of material secured to the interior of the said lower portion near one end of the opening and constituting a shouldered stop for the handle of the saw and an upper pocket portion consisting of a. flap extending upwardly from said first mentioned portion and secured along its top and one side edge to the coat, the remaining side portion being left unsecured to provide an opening.

4:. A coat provided with a pocket for a fold'able saw, said pocket comprising a lower portion having an opening a plurality of layers of material secured to the interior of said lower portion near one end of the opening, said layers of material constituting a shouldered stop for the handle of the saw, an upper pocket portion consisting of a flap extending upwardly "from said first men tioned portion and secured along its top edge and one side edge to the coat. the remaining side edge being left unsecured to provide an opening and reinforcing means extending along the bottom of the pocketand the edges of both of said openings.

W itness my name this 1st day of November, 1920.

WILLIAM A. MYERS. 

